I Went To A Bar With Jonathan Mitchell....

and it was so fucking awesome!!! Jonathan sang 3 songs, just like in the Tamar Brott interview. Neither of us fucked anyone at the bar. We also ran into Alex Plank there, but neither of us cussed him out. All in all, it was great. I would totally do it again, and maybe next time either Jonathan and/or me will get pussy there.

S#!T Ignorant People Say To Autistics

This young lady is not the least bit autistic.  Therefore, she has no right to mercilessly mock people like us: genuinely autistic people as well as those who support a cure, as she does in this horrendous video.  It is amazing the lengths NeuroDiversity will go to to spread their evil message.  Please shout this video from the rooftops along with a message of condemnation, so that these wannabe autistics cannot mock curebies or trivialize the serious disease that is autism.  Thank you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTBM_3sdwE

An Open Letter To Colin Meloy Of The Decemberists

Dear Colin Meloy, First off, I must say that I am a fan of your music. I have seen your band in concert twice: once at the Hollywood Bowl and another time at the Wiltern. That being said, I have some serious concerns about your apparent support for neurodiversity, a philosophy that seeks to deny autistic people a cure that they deserve and need. I understand you have a son who is relatively high-functioning on the autistic spectrum. If he is able to succeed in life without a cure, then kudos to him! Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. In a recent interview with you, I noticed that you encouraged pro-cure bloggers to cease their activity. You said that they were portraying autism in an unfairly negative light. However, keep in mind that their children are likely in a very different situation than yours, and if these people didn't have access to blogs that were sometimes brutally honest about autism, they would feel very much alone. In "Autism: The Musical," Stephen Stills mentions that his son is unable to attend Crosby Stills Nash & Young concerts due to his autism. If your son was unable to attend your concerts, would you want that? And I'm not talking simply not attending a concert out of disinterest. That's fine for anyone, autistic or not. But many autistic people would love to go to a concert, but they simply can't due to their autism. Only you know the answer as to whether or not you'd be fine with your son being unable to attend your concerts, but I can say that if I was in your shoes, I would be heartbroken. I am not demanding that you change your views; I am just suggesting that you consider our viewpoints, and that you don't simply write us off as bigots or insensitive. I wish the best regards for you and your son in the future. Sincerely, Oliver M Canby

The AGUA Group

Last Saturday, I hitched a ride with my friend/neighbor Jonathan Mitchell to the AGUA group near my house in Westchester. I had never been in a room full of autistic people before so I didn't know what to expect. The results couldn't have been better. Many of these autistic people were quite a bit older than I am (around Jonathan's age) and at varying levels of functioning. And guess what? Not a single one of the supported neurodiversity. This proves what I believed all along: that the members of neurodiversity are not autistic at all, just attention seekers. In the case of one autistic man there, I complimented him on seeming normal, and he understood it to be just that: a compliment. Most members of neurodiversity would take great offense to being called normal, as for whatever reason they'd rather be autistic. Now, imagine if someone told you he'd rather suffer from cancer or AIDS than have a clean bill of health. See where I'm going here? Yeah, I think you do. Anyway, this was my first real life experience with actual autistic people, and it totally proves my point. Stay tuned for a forthcoming post where I call out a certain indie rock musician....